Our Trip to Italy

I never thought I would ever visit a place like Italy but when Amy told us that Tyler's new assignment after serving in Korea was Italy, I knew it was just a matter of time before we would get to go there. Lily turns 8 in December and it is time for her to be baptized so naturally we had to come to Italy for that very important occassion.

We arrived here November 20th with a full agenda planned by Amy. We would be happy just to be here with Amy, Tyler, Lily, and Cade but we have been able to visit Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and of course parts of Italy. It is winter and we have had our share of snow and cold weather but there have been scenes of countryside that look like they could have come straight off Thomas Kincaid's easel. My romantic heart has sored. We have taken hundred's of pictures so if you will indulge our amature photography, I will share some of them with you. My only wish is that you could see these beautiful countries for yourselves. I will have several entries so keep in touch.

This is the little town where Amy and her family live. The sun really was shinning when we first got here.

These are Olive trees in Amy's front yard. There are still olives on the trees.

Every town has a town center where many people gather in the evenings. This is part of Budoia's center. Many towns have a clock tower like this one in Budoia. All the towns have a Catholic Church.

This is the cafe in Budoia where the people gather.

We went walking one day and discovered a flock of sheep not far from Amy's house.


Stay tune to tomorrow.